Co-optimization of communication and motion planning of a robotic operation under resource constraints and in fading environments

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1562-1572

  Yan, Yuan ^a   Mostofi, Yasamin ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication and motion co optimization; energy optimization; probabilistic channel predication; realistic communication channels

Indexed keywords

CO-OPTIMIZATION; COMMUNICATION ENERGY; ENERGY OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PROBABILISTIC CHANNEL PREDICATION; PROBABILISTIC PREDICTION; REALISTIC COMMUNICATION CHANNELS; RESOURCE CONSTRAINT;

COMMUNICATION; ROBOTS; TRAJECTORIES;

ROBOT PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84877746271     PISSN: 15361276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2013.021213.120138     Document Type: Article

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